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it was a living, breathing explanation for why skilled union labor matters in the united states! you had unskilled untrained replacement/scab referees and the moment was far too big for them to put it mildly. they couldn't punch their way -- they absolutely cracked under the pressure and the result of which you saw on the field. an absolute embarrassment and a farce. something i believe woody allen would have called a travesty of a mockery of a travesty of a sham. >> eliot: basically like american politics. we'll put that aside for a moment. what i saw and i'm the untrained observer when it comes to the intricacies of football rules. i saw pass interference. one guy catch the ball. they missed the interference. they gave possession to the wrong guy. this was not hard to see if you had two eyes open. so i mean i just don't get how a right there could miss this. >> as herm edwards of espn said, four drunk guys in a bar could have called this correctly. it was an absolute embarrassment. if the players were officiating themselves, they would have called this correctly. and this is th
it was a living, breathing explanation for why skilled union labor matters in the united states! you had unskilled untrained replacement/scab referees and the moment was far too big for them to put it mildly. they couldn't punch their way -- they absolutely cracked under the pressure and the result of which you saw on the field. an absolute embarrassment and a farce. something i believe woody allen would have called a travesty of a mockery of a travesty of a sham. >> eliot: basically like...
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in the united states senate who fought for civil rights. who fought for voting rights. who stood with us. who met with us on the day we marched on washington almost 50 years ago. you had people like one of the great leaders of the united states senate and now these leaders are not -- even the nominee who said one word -- not one word about what they're trying to do. >> eliot: it is fascinating because you're right. i remember even in new york, not even in new york, rockefeller republicans who were more liberal probably than democratic party today. >> you could have rockefeller you had so many other republicans. some had federal judges that were appointed by eisenhower that were much more progressive. >> eliot: right. and yet now, the drive to win a misguided drive to win and i think their math is wrong. their legal thinking is clearly wrong. underlying ideology is wrong. they're willing to pass legislation through the states that will prohibit people from voting even though they acknowledge there's not a single shred of evidence of any frau
in the united states senate who fought for civil rights. who fought for voting rights. who stood with us. who met with us on the day we marched on washington almost 50 years ago. you had people like one of the great leaders of the united states senate and now these leaders are not -- even the nominee who said one word -- not one word about what they're trying to do. >> eliot: it is fascinating because you're right. i remember even in new york, not even in new york, rockefeller republicans...
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it's good for the united states. it's good for the region. >> eliot: these delicate balances the high wire acts you're describing, how is it effected by comments by mitt romney who wants to will be his campaign, and i'll let the comments speak for themselves. >> we all know that first reports could be wrong. what we thought we knew this morning we're less certain of tonight. now you've been in political campaigns. the impulses are great. the juices are flowing. they want to get involved in everything. i wish he would have said, today is not the day. i'll call a time out today. >> eliot: and clearly the president did not hold his own fire in pushing back at romney saying, you know what, campaigns should stop at the border. >> but it just shows there are very great limits in the campaign in a bumper sticker scenario. it's hard to address the complexities that really exist in the middle east policy. >> eliot: i will try to avoid the temptation to editorialize too much, but mitt romney is desperate for some edge in the c
it's good for the united states. it's good for the region. >> eliot: these delicate balances the high wire acts you're describing, how is it effected by comments by mitt romney who wants to will be his campaign, and i'll let the comments speak for themselves. >> we all know that first reports could be wrong. what we thought we knew this morning we're less certain of tonight. now you've been in political campaigns. the impulses are great. the juices are flowing. they want to get...
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you know, moderate republicans really dominated the united states supreme court for many years. powell, stewart, they're all gone and they haven't been replaced. >> jennifer: it is such a shame for democracy, it is such a shame. i appreciate you coming inside "the war room." jeffrey, good luck with your book. jeffrey toobin author of "the oath the obama white house and the supreme court." and up next, mitt romney is like the guy who turns on the faucet and then stares into the garden hose for a second too long. we're going to see how his latest battle against his own instincts is playing out on the campaign front. that's next and you will find it only here in "the war room." [ train whistle blows ] [ ball hitting paddle ] [ orbit girl ] don't let food hang around. yeah! [ orbit trumpet ] clean it up with orbit! [ orbit glint ] fabulous! for a good clean feeling. try new orbit micro packs. jennifer speaks truth to power. >>the bottom line is we need an amendment. >>now it's your turn. connect with "the war room" jennifer granholm. make your voice heard. >> jennifer: so on the cam
you know, moderate republicans really dominated the united states supreme court for many years. powell, stewart, they're all gone and they haven't been replaced. >> jennifer: it is such a shame for democracy, it is such a shame. i appreciate you coming inside "the war room." jeffrey, good luck with your book. jeffrey toobin author of "the oath the obama white house and the supreme court." and up next, mitt romney is like the guy who turns on the faucet and then stares...
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they had to be fed by the united states government and housed by the united states government. i know what poverty is. i've been up through it. >> jennifer: george romney, a republican through and through who was not, like his son trapped in the bubble of wealth and privilege and who freely admits his family was helped by the u.s. government's social programs in their time of need. now many modern-day republicans are running away from romney's statement today. people like connecticut republican senate candidate linda mcmahon who said today "i disagree with governor romney's insinuation that 47% of americans believe they're victims who must depend on the government for their care." mcmahon may not want to suffer the political backlash. but she like many other republicans and fox news commentators, she has used the 47% line before. here she is earlier in this very campaign. >> i would like to see everyone pay their fair share. 47% of the people today don't pay any taxes so let's have a fair tax code for everybody. >> jennifer: everybody does pay their taxes. so now to my point. i
they had to be fed by the united states government and housed by the united states government. i know what poverty is. i've been up through it. >> jennifer: george romney, a republican through and through who was not, like his son trapped in the bubble of wealth and privilege and who freely admits his family was helped by the u.s. government's social programs in their time of need. now many modern-day republicans are running away from romney's statement today. people like connecticut...
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. >> obama: the united states condemns in the strongest terms this shocking attack. we're working with libya, and we'll increase security at diplomatic posts around the world. make no mistake we'll work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> cenk: now, it's all over this movie called--it's the muslims. what's in this movie? it's an amazing story about who is behind it. there is a guy by the name of sam besel who is not a guy named sam besel. we'll tell you why they did this movie. this is why it outraged libya and other places. >> asraise him as one of your slaves. >> what should i call you. >> his maim is name is mohammed. >> hello, take me to my lady. >> come in, mohammed, i command you, sit. you're not wearing under garments. >> oh. >> cover yourself. >> sorry. >> cenk: that appears to be the worst movie ever made. they claim they spent $5 million. they must have pocketed well over $4.9 million, but nonetheless people were outraged, and our flag was ripped in egypt. torn down in and an islamic banner put up instead.
. >> obama: the united states condemns in the strongest terms this shocking attack. we're working with libya, and we'll increase security at diplomatic posts around the world. make no mistake we'll work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> cenk: now, it's all over this movie called--it's the muslims. what's in this movie? it's an amazing story about who is behind it. there is a guy by the name of sam besel who is not a guy named sam...
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there are now more than 260 million people who are insured in the united states. that's about 5 million more than in 2010. great news. for the first time in four years the number of people with health insurance actually increased. that's partly due to the law enabling young adults to stay on their parents' insurance until they're 26. today, an extra 540,000 young adults are insured because of that provision. but will that convince people in swing states like colorado that obama-care was, in fact, a good idea. here with me to discuss that swing state is david sirota. he co-hosts the "run down," a radio talk show in denver. glad to have you back inside "the war room." >> thanks for having me. >> jennifer: you bet. pleasure' onyou're on this radio show, you're listening to people, have you heard people talk about obama-care kids staying on their parents insurance. >> it's a huge problem. it's a national problem on the local level. people are not all that psyched by the care of obama-care and president obama's healthcare bill is not necessarily popular. but the tenant
there are now more than 260 million people who are insured in the united states. that's about 5 million more than in 2010. great news. for the first time in four years the number of people with health insurance actually increased. that's partly due to the law enabling young adults to stay on their parents' insurance until they're 26. today, an extra 540,000 young adults are insured because of that provision. but will that convince people in swing states like colorado that obama-care was, in...
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a reference to the income disparity in the united states. quickly protests began to spread across the country and soon into a worldwide movement about fairness and equality. many the time misrepresenented the movement about being anti-capitalism. it was anti-the form of capitalism that had become norm. as martin wonderful has quote the world's preeminent journallest writes in his essay which appears in the occupy hand book. capitalism has always changed in order to survive and thrive. it needs to change again. mr. wolf chief commentator for the financial times joins me from london. thankthank you for joining us and thank you for for for your clever critique you've been pulling throughout the years. >> thank you. it's a pleasure to be with you. >> eliot: throughout your article, you use a word that is at the core of so much of what occurred in 2008. that word is "leverage." why is leverage the elixir fundamental to the way the economy has gone. >> leverage is debt. taking savings from savers to people who want to use it, to use the savings. a
a reference to the income disparity in the united states. quickly protests began to spread across the country and soon into a worldwide movement about fairness and equality. many the time misrepresenented the movement about being anti-capitalism. it was anti-the form of capitalism that had become norm. as martin wonderful has quote the world's preeminent journallest writes in his essay which appears in the occupy hand book. capitalism has always changed in order to survive and thrive. it needs...
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the president never apologized # for the united states. "the washington post" debunked those claims last year. quote, in none of these cases does obama actually use a word at all similar to apologize. the post says, quote, note to gop speechwriters and campaign ad makers the apology tour never happened. mitt romney was never one to let good talking points get in the way but still he should offer an apology of his own. joining me now is crystal ball, co-host of "the cycle" here on msnbc and joe madison. thanks to both of you for being here tonight. >> thanks, reverend. >> so crystal, why is romney using these false apologizing attacks on the president? >> well, in the words of his pollster, they are not going to allow themselves to be dictated by fact checkers and clearly they have lived that mantra throughout the campaign. this is the same guy who has placed a lot of emphasis through ad dollars and in his speeches on a welfare attack on the president which is also wholly untrue and i also think, as you correctly pointed out, he's been push
the president never apologized # for the united states. "the washington post" debunked those claims last year. quote, in none of these cases does obama actually use a word at all similar to apologize. the post says, quote, note to gop speechwriters and campaign ad makers the apology tour never happened. mitt romney was never one to let good talking points get in the way but still he should offer an apology of his own. joining me now is crystal ball, co-host of "the cycle"...
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tell us then how citizens united has made the united states a nation of corporations essentially and not people. >> well, citizens united transformed our politics in the same way that bush versus gore took the last decade from us in essence by deciding the election for that one lucky guy who won the election because of the court's intervention. citizens united is really an effort to remake all of american politics in the image of large corporate wealth and large corporate power. we had essentially a wall of separation between corporate treasury wealth and public elections for many decades and the supreme court had said as far back as chief justice john marshall in the dartmouth college case and as recently as chief justice rehnquist and other conservative justices like justice white that a corporation is not a person armed with political rights but it is an artificial entity that's an instrumentality of the state that's used for purposes of accumulating wealth, investing wealth and it does a great job at that. but we should never allow the corporations to breach the barrier between e
tell us then how citizens united has made the united states a nation of corporations essentially and not people. >> well, citizens united transformed our politics in the same way that bush versus gore took the last decade from us in essence by deciding the election for that one lucky guy who won the election because of the court's intervention. citizens united is really an effort to remake all of american politics in the image of large corporate wealth and large corporate power. we had...
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. >> eliot: coming up, reading between the lines of the united states constitution. but first late last night the nfl and the nfl referees association finally reached a settlement. so let's take a moment to look back fondly on the era of the nfl replacement ref. when it doesn't fit anywhere else we put it in the viewfinder. >> after four months of being off the field the referee's union has reached a tentative deal with the nfl -- with the nfl body. >> the replacement refs are proving to be a disaster. >> two families both alike in dignity. one, the referee, the other, the league of national football is locked in dispute ages old. [ speaking foreign language ] >> famously bad call on monday night football that people are still talking about. [ speaking foreign language ] >> we need to get rid of these temporary refs just like we need to replace the obama administration. >> this guy knows how to pivot. we went from refs to president obama. >> that's what we were saying this morning. look, that was an interception. anybody who watches that will know. [ whistle ] >> gre
. >> eliot: coming up, reading between the lines of the united states constitution. but first late last night the nfl and the nfl referees association finally reached a settlement. so let's take a moment to look back fondly on the era of the nfl replacement ref. when it doesn't fit anywhere else we put it in the viewfinder. >> after four months of being off the field the referee's union has reached a tentative deal with the nfl -- with the nfl body. >> the replacement refs are...
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your focus has been perhaps elsewhere in the world, but there is a raging debate here in the united states and your country as well about the glass ceiling and whether women can have it all. the article saying essentially you can't all at once. maybe over time. where do you come out on this? >> i have a great respect for emery slaughter whom i know. i always say you have got to look at this in the context of a career span which is 40 or 50 years, and i think there are times when you can't have it all in the sense that you can't go full out on your career and full out on bringing up young children. >> eliot: right. >> but that span is such a small part of a lifetime's career. but i do say that women can have it all spaced out over that career, and what we need to do to change the whole dynamic is try to stop making it so women have to make once and for all choices, particularly around the time when they want to have children and bring up their families. too often now we allow women to fall out of the job market and we don't give them ways back in. >> eliot: right. >> and we don't acknowledg
your focus has been perhaps elsewhere in the world, but there is a raging debate here in the united states and your country as well about the glass ceiling and whether women can have it all. the article saying essentially you can't all at once. maybe over time. where do you come out on this? >> i have a great respect for emery slaughter whom i know. i always say you have got to look at this in the context of a career span which is 40 or 50 years, and i think there are times when you can't...
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just again shows the guy is not qualified to be president of the united states. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >>oh really? >>tax cuts don't create jobs. the golden years as the conservatives call them, we had the highest tax rates, and the highest amount of growth, and the highest amount of jobs. those are facts. >>"if you ever raise taxes on the rich, you're going to not true! >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: 33 minutes after the hour now. here we go. the "full court press" on this tuesday morning. september 18. you know what it means. tuesdays at this time around the "full court press," it is judd time. tuesdays with judd. judd legum from think progress. judd, great to see you again. >> great to see you. >> bill: the big topic of the day you've been writing about it at think progress, not surprising you're on top of all of this breaking news, a individual yes released by mother jones. they got ahold of the video. they breached the second part of it today. this is mitt romney at a fund-raiser down in boca raton florida, in may. may 15 i think it wa
just again shows the guy is not qualified to be president of the united states. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >>oh really? >>tax cuts don't create jobs. the golden years as the conservatives call them, we had the highest tax rates, and the highest amount of growth, and the highest amount of jobs. those are facts. >>"if you ever raise taxes on the rich, you're going to not true! >> announcer: this is the "bill press show."...
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which is we have a united states senate. we have about seven republican senator who weren't elected but selected by the nine methods that these guys used to chew up your ballot. we have a senate congress and -- no one ever thought of wisconsin as a swing state until the coke brothers turned on their themist machine, and suddenly scott walker was renamed the [ inaudible ] of madison. >> stephanie: yeah. the last pole i saw obama is up what 14 in wisconsin? >> yeah but we won by 28 percentage points and then scott walker won on the recall. and how does that happen? there are magical things that occur in this world. al gore swept -- i mean swept florida in 2000 but if you remember, i discovered -- greg palast discovered how they wiped off thousands of voters and called them criminals. they were guilty of being black. robert more is a convicted criminal and now mrs. bobby black is voting. he went to jail and came back and changed his sex and really tricky changed his color. >> stephanie: wow. there is still time to steal back yo
which is we have a united states senate. we have about seven republican senator who weren't elected but selected by the nine methods that these guys used to chew up your ballot. we have a senate congress and -- no one ever thought of wisconsin as a swing state until the coke brothers turned on their themist machine, and suddenly scott walker was renamed the [ inaudible ] of madison. >> stephanie: yeah. the last pole i saw obama is up what 14 in wisconsin? >> yeah but we won by 28...
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the domestic situation in israel and affects the relations with the united states and the iran situatn because you have is clyca all say id he prefers mitt romney to be president and actions and words probably designed to help romney. on the other hand, you have barack the defense minister trying to help obama with the public words and statements. >> i think brack -- >> how will that dice ct b the november election result here? >> i don't think it will be very -- i mean, it might affect the jewish pulation vote more or less but i don't think ehud barack, the defense minister endorsed -- >> when you have netanyahu going out of the way to talk about -- present the image of strained relations and then choosg to go plic and say israel's never usanarobtter friend ithe whi th s -- >> when you are prime minister, you have the upper hand. you're the voice of the country. you are the most important man. you know, when jimmy carter used to say, isrl has no morn policy and only domestic policy. this time in htorye s sody interfering and clearly endorsing one of the sides and it's never happened i
the domestic situation in israel and affects the relations with the united states and the iran situatn because you have is clyca all say id he prefers mitt romney to be president and actions and words probably designed to help romney. on the other hand, you have barack the defense minister trying to help obama with the public words and statements. >> i think brack -- >> how will that dice ct b the november election result here? >> i don't think it will be very -- i mean, it...
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but why isn't the united states any closer to getting it? >>> gop candidate mitt romney got another compliment from president clinton today. this time, though -- maybe not much help. >>> and it's been about 24 hours. and nfl fans are still outraged by a call made by a replacement ref in last night's packer-seahawks game. even scott walker pleads he wants the refs back. and hey, they're in a union! what will it take? let's go "outfront." ♪ >>> good evening, everyone, i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, obama vows he'll get the killers. today the president spent 24 minutes of his half-hour speech to the united nations talking about libya, the middle east and ambassador chris stevens. the speech, which was seen by american voters and viewers around the world, mentioned stevens 12 times. as the president paid tribute to him right from the start. >> chris stevens loved his work. he took pride in the country he served, and he saw dignity in the people that he met. and two weeks ago, he traveled to benghazi to review plans to establish a new cu
but why isn't the united states any closer to getting it? >>> gop candidate mitt romney got another compliment from president clinton today. this time, though -- maybe not much help. >>> and it's been about 24 hours. and nfl fans are still outraged by a call made by a replacement ref in last night's packer-seahawks game. even scott walker pleads he wants the refs back. and hey, they're in a union! what will it take? let's go "outfront." ♪ >>> good evening,...
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here is the united states president, the united states secretary of state, this is the ad they are using our money to run in pakistan to try to appeal to islamist radicals that are protesting against us. >> since our founding the united states has been a nation that respects all faiths. we reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. there is no justification for this type of senseless violence. >> let me state very clearly and i hope it is obvious, that the united states government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. we absolutely reject its content message. america's commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation. >> sean: are they going to say this next week about catholics when the crucifixion and christians? >> i wish they would have shown, this is administration waging war on the catholic church. i suspect cardinal dolan would be thrilled if president obama would apply the same ground to catholics as he is applying to muslims. to respect jew deyism and protestants but we get attacks that people are christians by a presi
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and i don't think right now he is fit to be president of the united states. he scares me. >> stephanie: i know. i know. you thought last week was scary with the middle east like he could start world war three before he even gets in. you know the latest polls, mud showing the president pulling ahead, that's before this. >> well, you are talk about the down tickets. here in virginia tim kaine jumps up to a seven-point lead. >> stephanie: yep. >> and i think that has a lot to do with romney's comments. and the fact that they look -- you know, they don't look comfortable running, and if they don't look comfortable running, then people assume they are not going to be comfortable serving. >> stephanie: powellforva.org. can't wait for the debate. >> i have a tv ad to show you, and then another tv ad i'll show you the week after next. >> stephanie: awesome feed us all of that inside info. mudcat love you. can't wait to see you next week. >> let's go see corn bread marshall. [ applause ] >> stephanie: all right. love you honey. those southern names are confusing. hush
and i don't think right now he is fit to be president of the united states. he scares me. >> stephanie: i know. i know. you thought last week was scary with the middle east like he could start world war three before he even gets in. you know the latest polls, mud showing the president pulling ahead, that's before this. >> well, you are talk about the down tickets. here in virginia tim kaine jumps up to a seven-point lead. >> stephanie: yep. >> and i think that has a lot...
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different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. wthe future of our medicare andr electiosocial security. for... man 1: i want facts. straight talk. tell me your plan... and what it means for me. woman 2: i'm tired of the negative ads and political spin. that won't help me decide. man 2: i earned my medicare and social security. and i deserve some answers. anncr: where do the candidates stand on issues that... affe seniors today and in the future? find out with the aarp voters' guide at earnedasay.org try the #1 gastroenterologist recommended probiotic. align. align naturally helps maintain digestive balance. ♪ ooh, baby, can i do for you today? ♪ try align today. lou: our next guest is the first legislator to demand all foreign aid to be cut off until libya turns turned over suspects in the murder of amba
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it doesn't want to offend its religious base, but it also wants to not isolate the united states, but by calling for demonstrations and allowing people to come out on the streets and vent their anger, it shows a very different political mood in this country than we had before the arab spring movement. >> you know, in the mubarak days, which i don't have to tell you, the military obviously ruled with an iron fist, but they were at least liked better than the police. what's the dynamic like now? >> reporter: right now the muslim brotherhood is taking over the security services, taking over the military, taking over the police and is putting its own cadres in those top positions, and a lot of people in the military blame the u.s., blame this building right behind me, for turning its back on their old friend in the egyptian security services, so perhaps it's not quite surprising that the egyptian security services didn't rush in to help defend the u.s. embassy when many people in the army say the united states turned its back on the army, turned its back on mubarak, threw its lot in with
it doesn't want to offend its religious base, but it also wants to not isolate the united states, but by calling for demonstrations and allowing people to come out on the streets and vent their anger, it shows a very different political mood in this country than we had before the arab spring movement. >> you know, in the mubarak days, which i don't have to tell you, the military obviously ruled with an iron fist, but they were at least liked better than the police. what's the dynamic like...
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it took national condemnation, comments from the president of the united states across the political spectrum, 70,000 fans calling in the hour after monday night's game and miles and miles of petition signatures and the threat by the green bay packers to strike or take a knee before every play in their next game. i guess that's all it took to puncture the cocoon where the nfl owners live and say to them gee, maybe it's not a good idea to not have professional referees when you can settle this for the cost of a 30-second super bowl ad. >> that and las vegas who was going to probably see diminished betting on these games because the pros looked at this and said we don't know how to factor the various things that we can factor because the referees have become a hugely disruptive part of the game. the nfl takes great pride and some degree of credit for creating this incredible betting atmosphere around its game. legal betting, atmosphere around its game. i'm sure that was a factor as well. >> let's talk about legal betting for a second. that one play in seattle which flipped the point sp
it took national condemnation, comments from the president of the united states across the political spectrum, 70,000 fans calling in the hour after monday night's game and miles and miles of petition signatures and the threat by the green bay packers to strike or take a knee before every play in their next game. i guess that's all it took to puncture the cocoon where the nfl owners live and say to them gee, maybe it's not a good idea to not have professional referees when you can settle this...
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should have been the one that was present at the united states rather than when one we got stuck with. jeb made this yesterday. i think he's absolutely right. he made news by meeting reporters up in new york and telling them that in today's republican party, neither his father, pappy bush, h. george h. w. bush nor ronald reagan could get through an election in the republican party. [ technical difficulties ] >> we finished by smashing his guitar on the stage walked off, and the next morning his band announced he was in rehab. the mars rover is still chugging along. it is stopping along the way when it's cameras find something to look at. it found a pyramid shaped rock over the weekend. they pulled out its robotic arm to look closely. >> bill: i ran into a neighborhood of ours yesterday, who is a nasa scientist. i said did you ever get to that mountain? and he said no it takes a long time but we found this great rock yesterday. [ laughter ] >> i love it. white house report tells us that the vice president stopped in at a cafe. ordered food, and offered to buy food for the press corps f
should have been the one that was present at the united states rather than when one we got stuck with. jeb made this yesterday. i think he's absolutely right. he made news by meeting reporters up in new york and telling them that in today's republican party, neither his father, pappy bush, h. george h. w. bush nor ronald reagan could get through an election in the republican party. [ technical difficulties ] >> we finished by smashing his guitar on the stage walked off, and the next...
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what the united states is now doing? >> you mentioned it briefly, erin. right now, we've learned two navy warships are heading to the coast of libya. both of those are equipped with tomahawk cruise missiles. those are satellite guided and can be programmed to strike a specific target. now, when one got the order, it was just a couple of miles away. the other was a few day's sail. but we know that the u.s. had been conducted drone flights over libya for months. today, we learned that surveillance will be much more focused on trying to find the insurgent cell responsible for this attack. so, between the drone surveillance and these two ships, when they get there, that gives the administration some options. >> what's the response on the ground in libya to that, to the fact united states is sending in warships? marines? >> we have not heard a reaction yet from the government here. they have been busy electing a new prime minister amid this chaos and what seems to be a real disaster for the new libya, but i have spoken with ordinary libyans to get their reacti
what the united states is now doing? >> you mentioned it briefly, erin. right now, we've learned two navy warships are heading to the coast of libya. both of those are equipped with tomahawk cruise missiles. those are satellite guided and can be programmed to strike a specific target. now, when one got the order, it was just a couple of miles away. the other was a few day's sail. but we know that the u.s. had been conducted drone flights over libya for months. today, we learned that...
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how can we have a president of the united states telling the people that he is going to get tough with china and iran when he actually invested in this. >> stephanie: i know. imagine what is in his actual tax returns from all of the time he was making this money at bain capital. this is stuff he was able to manipulate what he said earlier. so yeah, a lot more questions than answers. >> stephanie: all right. here is the jingle for this weekend. ♪ what huh-uh, i don't think so yes, he is i know ♪ ♪ yeah i know i know ♪ ♪ liberals everywhere to celebrate momma's sexy tour, yeah ♪ ♪ momma's going to celebrate a birthday too steph's going to bring an instruction cake and meet and grope with you, come on now ♪ ♪ celebration ♪ ♪ seattle is going to celebrate and have a good time ♪ ♪ celebration ♪ ♪ sexy liberal celebrate and have a good time ♪ ♪ i can kiss ♪ ♪ y'all know what i'm talking about ♪ ♪ here's the party, par-tay ♪ >> stephanie: thank you girls. can i bring that as a carry on my life size president obama. >> no tsa will shoot you. >> steph
how can we have a president of the united states telling the people that he is going to get tough with china and iran when he actually invested in this. >> stephanie: i know. imagine what is in his actual tax returns from all of the time he was making this money at bain capital. this is stuff he was able to manipulate what he said earlier. so yeah, a lot more questions than answers. >> stephanie: all right. here is the jingle for this weekend. ♪ what huh-uh, i don't think so yes,...
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they want good relations with the united states. while this film was kind of hidden in the internet until it got an arabic subtitle and sound track, then it back popular. local imams whipped up fervor. >> the current regimes don't have the control. >> they do and they don't. in egypt, there's a military, a police out there still standing. in libya it's slightly more sort of chaotic, still, in terms of bringing militancy and trying to arrange the full security process there. but this is something that really has to be watched as we go forward. there is a transition. by and large, it's pro american in that region. >> let's go to amy now. >> let's get to the other story overnight. record rains and flash flooding in the southwest. dozens of people have had to be evacuated. ginger zee is here watching it all. dramatic pictures. >> the one behind me from las vegas, everybody in here going, whoa, that's vegas? yes. at least 50 people rescued. still this morning, one person is missing. the rain came so fast, and so hard. the rushing water b
they want good relations with the united states. while this film was kind of hidden in the internet until it got an arabic subtitle and sound track, then it back popular. local imams whipped up fervor. >> the current regimes don't have the control. >> they do and they don't. in egypt, there's a military, a police out there still standing. in libya it's slightly more sort of chaotic, still, in terms of bringing militancy and trying to arrange the full security process there. but this...
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. >> the body of chris stevens was returned home to the united states today. full military honor was given to him and the three killed in the attack on the embassy in libya. this as protests continue to spread across the middle east and northern africa fueled by fury over the anti islamic movie done in california. tonight the military is sending a team of marines to sudan after an angry mob attacked the embassies. this video shows at tack on the germany embassy for 5,000 men were rioting before knocking down the gates and getting inside the compound. at least three people died in similar riots outside the united states embassy. like with the welcome home for the ambassador and the three americans killed on 9/11 >> reporter: they are four men the president called patriotic, who served when called upon. one casket at a time. four americans brought back to their home soil awaiting their families, their president. >> they had a mission. they believed in it. they knew the danger, they accepted it. >> reporter: the transfer of remain ceremony was quiet but patriotic
. >> the body of chris stevens was returned home to the united states today. full military honor was given to him and the three killed in the attack on the embassy in libya. this as protests continue to spread across the middle east and northern africa fueled by fury over the anti islamic movie done in california. tonight the military is sending a team of marines to sudan after an angry mob attacked the embassies. this video shows at tack on the germany embassy for 5,000 men were rioting...
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he's president of the entire united states. but he's going to have to bring the country together to strike some type of deal on the fiscal cliff et cetera -- et cetera. >> bill: my message to the white males here, you better get on board this train because the train is leaving the station with the women and people of color and seniors and everybody else. if you want to get on board you better do it now. i will be back with bob cusack. i want to ask you about an important senate race in missouri when we come back. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." the powerful my steal an election but they cannot steal democracy. m01372
he's president of the entire united states. but he's going to have to bring the country together to strike some type of deal on the fiscal cliff et cetera -- et cetera. >> bill: my message to the white males here, you better get on board this train because the train is leaving the station with the women and people of color and seniors and everybody else. if you want to get on board you better do it now. i will be back with bob cusack. i want to ask you about an important senate race in...
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. >> look at the united states. we're thinking all of the states east of the mississippi plus throwing in minnesota iowa, montana, arkansas, louisiana the dakotas nebraska, kansas, we've lost an area -- larger than half the size of the united states. >> bill: yeah. what's left? california, oregon and washington. i mean -- >> scary. >> bill: that is really scary. now all of that ice melts. where does all of that water go? right? >> right. by the way -- >> bill: glug, glug, glug. >> that's in ten years' time that we've lost that much. that's sort of mind-blowing. >> bill: think how many centuries it took to build up the ice. so anyhow, it is frightening but jim inhoff and all of the other -- they don't care. they don't think it means anything. it is just cyclical. it will all freeze again next year. that's the way it works. mmm, man. what a line-up today. congressman chris van hollen, the ranking democrat on the budget committee. we haven't seen him in studio since charlotte. he was there with us in charlotte on radio
. >> look at the united states. we're thinking all of the states east of the mississippi plus throwing in minnesota iowa, montana, arkansas, louisiana the dakotas nebraska, kansas, we've lost an area -- larger than half the size of the united states. >> bill: yeah. what's left? california, oregon and washington. i mean -- >> scary. >> bill: that is really scary. now all of that ice melts. where does all of that water go? right? >> right. by the way -- >>...
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a baby panda was born in the united states. now, a 14-year-old giant panda, you can see her right there being very protective of her young. gave birth at the smithsonian national zoo in washington, d.c., today. this is just her second cub. the next few years are going to be crucial for the baby, which is, i mean, doesn't get any cuter than this. the size of a stick of butter. in keeping with chinese tra dig, the new cub will not be named for 100 days despite the fact the cub was made in the u.s.a., it must be returned to china in four years. which brings us to tonight's number, one billion. according to the white house, that's the dollar amount china has illegally subsidized its auto industry. between the years 2009 and 2011, china provided export subsiies to chinese carmakers that are a violation. this comes on the heels of another filing from the u.s. that implied that china imposed $3 billion. it really starts to add up. china says unlike its pandas, the issue isn't so black and white and today, the chinese filed their own a
a baby panda was born in the united states. now, a 14-year-old giant panda, you can see her right there being very protective of her young. gave birth at the smithsonian national zoo in washington, d.c., today. this is just her second cub. the next few years are going to be crucial for the baby, which is, i mean, doesn't get any cuter than this. the size of a stick of butter. in keeping with chinese tra dig, the new cub will not be named for 100 days despite the fact the cub was made in the...
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states citizen. >> john: uh-huh. >> caller: they have an ad in milwaukee about women's rights and how the president is going to take it away and that's another great lie about what the president is going to do for our daughters and stuff, and if people would have watched the convention and all of the women that spoke and the different things -- >> john: exactly. >> caller: -- they know that this president is very compassionate and he is strictly for women. >> john: right on. thank you so much for your call. we'll be right back on the "bill press show." >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ from silver screens... to flat screens... twizzlerize your entertainment everyday with twizzlers the twist you can't resist. you've heard bill's views, now let's hear yours. politically direct means no b.s. in politics today. >>at the only on-line forum with a direct line to bill press. >>it's something i've been waiting for a long time. >>join the debate now. ♪ >> announcer: on your radio, on tv. the "bill press show," new on current tv. >> john: this is the "bill press show" on curren
states citizen. >> john: uh-huh. >> caller: they have an ad in milwaukee about women's rights and how the president is going to take it away and that's another great lie about what the president is going to do for our daughters and stuff, and if people would have watched the convention and all of the women that spoke and the different things -- >> john: exactly. >> caller: -- they know that this president is very compassionate and he is strictly for women. >> john:...
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they said i can to the united states of america for this purpose and when i can give to the united states they established as a position she ought. it was against israel and the usa our goal is to destroy them both. but i had a story of god of heaven and earth had a different story for me. [applause] when we can to the united states universities and colleges sending children where the playground we receive them and change them. we turn them against you. we met the professor and were helping the professors to establish purposely to change the world from within. we're changing the children to hate your nation with everything they've got with the money that he raised them with. while your children heed to the rules, america's left. i was on the bible belt and while i was doing this i met three men. they were christians and be want to the christian businessmen in group and took me to their homes and said i don't have insurance or anything to retire was introduced first on the word of god, and it was in the umar the word of god, you are the living god that blocks before humankind, mankind, and
they said i can to the united states of america for this purpose and when i can give to the united states they established as a position she ought. it was against israel and the usa our goal is to destroy them both. but i had a story of god of heaven and earth had a different story for me. [applause] when we can to the united states universities and colleges sending children where the playground we receive them and change them. we turn them against you. we met the professor and were helping the...
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>> sugary drink consumption is the driver of the obesity epidemic in our city and across the united states. and reducing the amount of sugary drinks that we consume is the simplest diet change that we can make to help lose weight or to maintain a healthy weight. >> bill: michael bloomberg said this is it. we get rid of the drinks, we'll all be healthier. he also said people will live longer. >> this is a single biggest step any city has ever taken to curb obesity. certainly not the last step that lots of cities are going to take. and we believe that it will help save lives. >> bill: save lives make people healthier. michael bloomberg says and besides, we don't want these big 32 ounce drinks because they're hard to carry. >> i don't know if you've ever had a 32 ounce cup. you would have a hard time carrying it. it's enormous. >> bill: well when you're four feet high -- [ laughter ] i guess i shouldn't make fun of michael bloomberg but he's not that tall. >> he himself is probably 32 ounces. >> bill: i think the idea -- you talk about how unhealthy they are and i get that. and all of that su
>> sugary drink consumption is the driver of the obesity epidemic in our city and across the united states. and reducing the amount of sugary drinks that we consume is the simplest diet change that we can make to help lose weight or to maintain a healthy weight. >> bill: michael bloomberg said this is it. we get rid of the drinks, we'll all be healthier. he also said people will live longer. >> this is a single biggest step any city has ever taken to curb obesity. certainly...
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to help the libyan people, and to represent the united states interest in this country ". it is such a waste. >> mcdonald's and stevens were roommates for years at uc- berkeley in the late '70s and he considered stephens a lifelong friend. >> i just know him that a party that his family had for him when he was appointed, to celebrate the appointment. and, just a tremendous man. such a terrible loss. >> mcdonald shared a photograph with us, taken at his home when stephen stopped by for dinner. >> he always had that smile on his face. >> always with a smile on his face, the optimistic leader, that is how latinos his friend. a smile that the world lost today. >> i lost a piece of myself. >> his childhood friend crop across the street from him in davis california. both friends new the ambassador as an international man but one that had a love for his bay area of routes. >> he was really interested in peace and was really interested in cultures. >> we saw him twice per year, typically he always came back to see family and friends. and i felt honored, i feel honored that of cour
to help the libyan people, and to represent the united states interest in this country ". it is such a waste. >> mcdonald's and stevens were roommates for years at uc- berkeley in the late '70s and he considered stephens a lifelong friend. >> i just know him that a party that his family had for him when he was appointed, to celebrate the appointment. and, just a tremendous man. such a terrible loss. >> mcdonald shared a photograph with us, taken at his home when stephen...
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everybody is always waiting for the united states to get involved. that guy is crazy just like mitt romney. that statement that mitt romney put out last night about what happened over there in libya was ridiculous. president obama should do just what he is doing now. mitt romney always say the president shouldn't give a deadline on anything. the president don't have to give a deadline. you go over there and start a war. >> bill: yeah and that's the last thing the american people has wanted is a third war. and the president has said he is not going to allow iran to build a nuclear weapon. i think we can take him at his word. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ i'm jennifer granholm, let me tell you a story. in colorado the auto rescue saved more than 9,000 jobs. in the great state of michigan, 211,000 good paying, american jobs! in romney's world, cars get the elevator, and the workers get the shaft! (vo) want more granholm? get her every night. sir... excuse me, excuse me... can i get you to sign off on the johnson case... ♪ we built t
everybody is always waiting for the united states to get involved. that guy is crazy just like mitt romney. that statement that mitt romney put out last night about what happened over there in libya was ridiculous. president obama should do just what he is doing now. mitt romney always say the president shouldn't give a deadline on anything. the president don't have to give a deadline. you go over there and start a war. >> bill: yeah and that's the last thing the american people has...
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states. america and israel hold a certain values, pluralism, tolerance, religious pluralism, equal rights for women, all of these things. we are in a cultural war, a clash of civilizations. the media continue to buy into this myth that they bought into during world war ii and in the months and years preceding it, that dictators can be appeased by simply giving something that they lack. and you see that in the editorials and the columns in most of the new york times and l.a. times, wrong. >> rick: and the photos of prime minister netanyahu posing as the worst dictator in the history of dictatorships, what were they doing, other than show political bias? >> it was an accident. what's reallily particularly atrocious about this, i'm know the a huge netanyahu fan, abouter say, but the fact that they have so much animus towards him that they don't have to ahmadnejad. if you compared the two, i don't think they should be allowed to send the picture out like that. you don't see them expressing anger
states. america and israel hold a certain values, pluralism, tolerance, religious pluralism, equal rights for women, all of these things. we are in a cultural war, a clash of civilizations. the media continue to buy into this myth that they bought into during world war ii and in the months and years preceding it, that dictators can be appeased by simply giving something that they lack. and you see that in the editorials and the columns in most of the new york times and l.a. times, wrong....
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it takes a lot of patience to be the president of the united states. i'm not that patient. >> bill: i gotta tell you that was a risky move by obama. my wife doesn't have the right temperament to be president. >> when was the last time you called carol temperamental? >> bill: i wouldn't go there. that frying pan would be bouncing off my head. i was surprised. it's a good thing michelle took that the right way. >> yeah, that was thin ice to go out on. >> bill: that was. thin ice indeed. >> bill: joe cirincione is going to talk to us about what the president might accomplish up at the united nations and what the latest is on libya and syria. dave zeron our sports guru, we share him with the "nation" magazine will be here to talk about that incredible bad call last night in the seahawks and packers game and judd legum, of course, it's tuesdays with judd. judd legum from think progress. but first -- >> this is the "full court press." >> good morning on this tuesday. other headlines making news. the hatred for the replacement nfl officials hit a boiling poin
it takes a lot of patience to be the president of the united states. i'm not that patient. >> bill: i gotta tell you that was a risky move by obama. my wife doesn't have the right temperament to be president. >> when was the last time you called carol temperamental? >> bill: i wouldn't go there. that frying pan would be bouncing off my head. i was surprised. it's a good thing michelle took that the right way. >> yeah, that was thin ice to go out on. >> bill: that...